A5081014041- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Medical Education and Admissions
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Physical Activity and Health
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Global Health and Surgery
- Social Media in Health Education
University of British Columbia
2015-2024
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2023
University of Calgary
2017-2022
Bethel University
2021-2022
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2022
TerraBioGen (Canada)
2020
Community Link
2019
Africa Mental Health Foundation
2019
University of Nairobi
2019
Hennepin County Medical Center
2017
BACKGROUND. Socioeconomic status (SES) is usually measured by determining education, income, occupation, or a composite of these dimensions. Although education the most commonly used measure SES in epidemiological studies, no investigators United States have conducted an empirical analysis quantifying relative impact each separate dimension on risk factors for disease. METHODS. Using data 2380 participants from Stanford Five-City Project (85% White, non-Hispanic), we examined independent...
This study sought to determine whether a set of symptoms interpreted as complicated grief could be identified and distinguished from bereavement-related depression the presence would predict enduring functional impairments.Data were derived group 82 recently widowed elderly individuals recruited for an investigation physiological changes in bereaved persons. Baseline data collected 3-6 months after deaths subjects' spouses, follow-up 56 subjects 18 baseline assessments. Candidate items...
Two-hundred seventy-six volunteers completed a life stressor interview and psychological questionnaires provided blood urine samples. They were then inoculated with common cold viruses monitored for the onset of disease. Although severe acute stressful events (less than 1 month long) not associated developing colds, chronic stressors (1 or longer) substantial increase in risk This relation was attributable primarily to under- unemployment enduring interpersonal difficulties family friends....
In 2013, a cohort of public health students participated in 'flipped' Environmental and Occupational Health course. Content for the course was delivered through NextGenU.org active learning activities were carried out during in-class time. This paper reports on design, implementation, evaluation this novel approach.Using mixed-methods, we examined experiences perceptions flipped classroom model assessed changes students' self-perceived knowledge after participation We used pre- post-course...
While some studies have shown that physicians with healthy personal habits are especially likely to discuss prevention their patients, our knowledge no one has published information testing whether physician credibility and patient motivation adopt healthier enhanced by physician's disclosures of own behaviors.Two brief health education videos about improving diet exercise were produced subjects (n1 = 66, n2 65) in an Emory University general medical clinic waiting room Atlanta, Ga. In...
<h3>Background</h3> Despite major changes in health care, the prevalence and predictors of career satisfaction have not recently been comprehensively studied either women or men physicians. <h3>Methods</h3> The Women Physicians' Health Study surveyed a nationally representative random sample (n=4501 respondents; response rate, 59%) US Using univariate logistic regression analyses, we examined personal professional characteristics that were correlated with 3 outcomes: satisfaction, desire to...
The authors report on sex differences in a group of 230 patients with recurrent depression. Male and female were similar clinical characteristics baseline measures severity. Some depressive symptoms apparent, especially as reflected by self-report instruments. women reported more appetite weight increase, somatization, expressed anger hostility. men demonstrated rapid response to treatment. Various interpretations these findings are discussed.
Determinants of physicians' prevention-related counseling and screening practices are not well understood. Such determinants worth knowing because we can then intervene on malleable variables produce physicians with stronger skills. Of the few such that have been examined, they typically only studied in univariate analyses or small otherwise limited populations especially sparsely women physicians.To explore effect potential counseling- screening-related 4501 respondents to Women Physicians'...
<h3>Abstract</h3> <b>Objective</b> To determine medical students9 perceptions of having been harassed or belittled and their correlates, for the purposes reducing such abuses. <b>Design</b> Longitudinal survey. <b>Setting</b> 16 nationally representative US schools. <b>Participants</b> 2884 students from class 2003. <b>Main outcome measures</b> Experiences harassment belittlement at freshman orientation, entry to wards, in senior year by other students, residents fellows, preclinical...
OBJECTIVE: Studies examining suicide rates for U.S. women physicians and other have found odds ratios as high 4 to 1. Although such reports are controversial based on small groups (N=17 49 suicides), they often cited evidence of a prevalence psychopathology among physicians. METHOD: The authors used the results Women Physicians' Health Study (N=4,501), large, nationally distributed questionnaire, assess lifetime self-identified depression attempts RESULTS: An estimated 1.5% (N=61) attempted...
This study quantifies the representativeness with which print news media depict mortality.The proportion of mortality-related copy in samples national was compared actual deaths attributable to leading causes US mortality over a 1-year period.For every tested cause death, significant disproportion found between amount text devoted and number deaths. Underrepresented included tobacco use (23% expected copy) heart disease (33%); overrepresented illicit drugs (1740%), motor vehicles (1280%),...
Physicians who practise healthy habits play a key role by helping their patients to adopt lifestyles for primary prevention of chronic diseases. The health general practitioners (GPs) is important because they serve as models and are more likely counsel about behaviour change if themselves. One the strongest predictors promotion counselling care physicians practising healthful oneself – it clear that many report difficulty behaviours themselves do not practise.1,2 Health providers...
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Some literature shows a positive relationship between physicians' personal physical activity (PA) levels and encouraging patients' PA, though it remains unclear how this evolves during medical training. In paper, we describe U.S. students' PA factors predicting relevance frequency of their counseling patients.This is prospective survey representative sample students from 16 schools (N = 2316) designed to determine health-related attitudes practices. Student's were assessed using Godin...
<h3>Background:</h3> Although much has been written about the potential power of association between physicians' personal health practices and those their patients, objective studies this relationship are lacking. We investigated using objectively measured care indicators. <h3>Methods:</h3> assessed 8 indicators quality (screening vaccination practices) for primary physicians (<i>n</i> = 1488) adult patients 1 886 791) in Israel's largest maintenance organization; were also system....
To provide national data on Canadian medical students' mental health and show how their compares with that of similarly aged postsecondary graduates from the general population.In 2015-2016, authors conducted a survey students in all years study at 17 schools. The surveys included validated items instruments to assess for psychological distress, suicidal ideation, diagnosed mood anxiety disorders. Comparative analyses were performed between using Community Health Survey-Mental 2012.The...
Despite concerns about its prevalence and ramifications, harassment has not been well quantified among physicians. Previous published studies have small, surveyed only 1 site or a convenience sample, suffered from selection bias.Our database is the Women Physicians' Health Study, large (4501 respondents; response rate, 59%), nationally distributed questionnaire study. We analyzed responses concerning gender-based sexual harassment.Overall, 47.7% of women physicians reported ever experiencing...
To examine the health-related behaviors of women physicians compared with those other high and not socioeconomic status national goals.We examined results a questionnaire-based survey stratified random sample, Women Physicians' Health Study, US telephone (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Centers for Disease Control Prevention, Atlanta, Ga). We analyzed 3 samples aged 30 to 70 years: (1) respondents from Study (n = 4501); (2) Behavioral 1316) highest status; (3) all 35,361).Women...